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Elizabeth

1998 Biographical film Drama film

Elizabeth is a 1998 film directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston and others.

Crew & production

Director
Shekhar Kapur
Screenwriter
Michael Hirst
Producers
Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Director of photography
Remi Adefarasin
Composer
David Hirschfelder
Editor
Jill Bilcock
Production companies
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Original language
English

Trailer

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Top cast

23 people
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth I

Geoffrey Rush

Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

John Gielgud

Pius V, Pope Pius V

Richard Attenborough

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Lorraine, Mary of Guise

Eric Cantona

Paul de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Francis, Duke of Anjou

Kathy Burke

Mary I, Queen Mary I

Edward Hardwicke

Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, 19th Earl of Arundel

More cast

  • Emily Mortimer Kat Ashley
  • Daniel Craig John Ballard
  • Amanda Ryan Lettice Howard
  • Angus Deayton Armagil Waad
  • James Frain Álvaro de la Quadra
  • Jamie Foreman Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
  • Kelly Macdonald Elizabeth Knollys
  • Paul Fox
  • Terence Rigby Stephen Gardiner
  • Wayne Sleep Dance Tutor
  • Alfie Allen Arundel's Son, Lady-in-waiting

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q499656), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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